ILOVEKIT 63504 BRITISH X-CRAFT SPECIAL OPS MINI-SUBMARINE 1/35 SCALE
DESCRIPTION:
X-Craft was a Midget Submarine developed by the British Royal Navy for Special Warfare. The submarine with a 4 men crew, was 15.62 m long with a maximum diameter of 1.75 m and a displacement of 30 tons. It was powered by a 42 hp diesel engine for surface sailing and a 30 hp electrical power engine for submerged propulsion. The boat had 4 watertight compartments and had removable high explosive packs mounted on both sides of the hull.
On September 20, 1943, six X-Craft submarines were used in an attack on German warships in the port in Norway. Only 2 X-Craft succeed in detonating their loads and inflicted enough damage to German battleship "Tirpitz” and kept her out of commission until April, 1944.
FEATURES:
* Item No: 63504
* Item Name: British HMS X-Craft Submarine
* Scale: 1/35
* Item Type: Plastic Model Armor Kit
* Model Brief: Length: 448.5mm Beam: 77.2mm
* Total Parts: 130+
* Metal Parts: n/a
* Photo Etched Parts: 1 pc
* Film Parts: n/a
* Resin Parts: n/a
* Total Sprues: 5 sprues
* Released Date: 2015-01
* More Features: The kit consists of over 130 parts , includes 10 Photo etched parts
- contains display stand and name plate
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